The photographs of Neven Allgeier (b. 1986 in Wiesbaden; lives and works in Frankfurt/Main and Vienna) are sensual, indirect, and full of warmth. They afford viewers an intimate glimpse into the scenes and subcultures that the artist witnesses and captures on his travels: portraits flooded with light encounter diffuse nature shots. An anonymous hotel room in Moscow closed off to the public in February 2022 becomes the backdrop, white Tabi boots a lost prop, light peters out in the hallway. Allgeier plays with these dualities and formal analogies between the photographed subjects and objects, the image of alternative youth cultures, and a world that shapes itself. Fading Temples tells of transience, of a subversive life, of emptiness and decay, of a present that doesn’t recognize itself and seeks its own image in a kaleidoscopic multiplicity. This large-format artist’s book brings together works from the last five years. With essays by Kate Brown, Benedikt Fischer, Seda Pesen, and Wolfgang Ullrich.